put up guests; stay overnight
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to put up a guest; to let someone stay overnight (host perspective)
Used when the host provides accommodation for others.
Zhè这
jiā家
lǚ旅
guǎn馆
guī规
dìng定
bù不
dé得
liú留
sù宿
xián闲
rén人
。
This hotel stipulates that idle people may not be accommodated.
Tā他
liú留
sù宿
le了
jǐ几
wèi位
yuǎn远
dào道
ér而
lái来
de的
péng朋
you友
。
He put up a few friends who had come from afar.
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Zhǔ主
rén人
rè热
qíng情
de地
liú留
sù宿
le了
wǒ我
men们
。
The host warmly let us stay overnight.
verb
to stay overnight; to lodge (guest perspective)
Used when the speaker or subject stays somewhere for the night.
Jīn今
wǎn晚
wǒ我
zài在
tóng同
xué学
jiā家
liú留
sù宿
。
Tonight I am staying over at my classmate's house.
Yóu由
yú于
tài太
wǎn晚
le了
，
tā他
jué决
dìng定
zài在
zhèn镇
shàng上
liú留
sù宿
yī一
wǎn晚
。
Because it was too late, he decided to stay overnight in town.
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Chū出
chāi差
shí时
tā他
jīng经
cháng常
liú留
sù宿
zài在
pián便
yi宜
de的
lǚ旅
guǎn馆
。
When on business trips he often stays in cheap hotels.